Abortion filibuster in the Texas Senate

June 25, 2013 |Photos by Tom Reel, San Antonio Express-News

Fort Worth Sen. Wendy Davis took the floor in a bid to derail an abortion bill.

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Democrat senators meet with Lt. Governor David Dewhurst after Fort Worth Senator Wendy Davis filibusters in an effort to cause abortion legislation to die without a vote on the floor of the Senate Tuesday, June 25, 2013.

Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-News

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Democrat senators meet with Lt. Governor David Dewhurst after Fort Worth Senator Wendy Davis filibusters in an effort to cause abortion legislation to die without a vote on the floor of the Senate Tuesday, June 25, 2013.